No.  51 


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&  Citant)  for  iMiseiona 

OGOD  the  Father  of  Heaven,  who  hast 
made  of  one  blood  all  nations  of  the 
earth  ; 

Have  mercy  upon  us. 

O  God,  the  Son,  Redeemer  of  the  world, 
who  when  thou  art  lifted  up  dost  draw  all  men 
unto  thee; 

Have  mercy  upon  us. 

O  God,  the  Holy  Ghost ,  by  whom  the 
whole  body  of  the  Church  is  governed  and 
sandified ; 

Have  mercy  upon  us. 

O  holy,  blessed  and  glorious  Trinity,  the 
Father,  the  Saviour  and  the  Comforter  of  men; 
Have  mercy  upon  us. 

Remember  not,  Lord,  our  past  unfaithful¬ 
ness,  our  negledt  of  opportunities,  our  deafness 
to  thy  calls,  our  slothfulness  and  want  of  zeal ; 
Spare  us,  good  Lord,  spare  thy  people,  whom 
thou  hast  redeemed  with  thy  most  precious 
blood; 

Spare  us>  good  Lord. 

From  all  ungenerous,  bitter  and  thankless 
tempers,  from  coldness  and  hardness  of  heart, 
from  covetousness  and  love  of  this  present 
world ; 

Good  Lord ,  deliver  us. 


From  clamour  and  impatience,  from  restless¬ 
ness  and  unbelief,  from  doubt  of  thy  power  to 
save  by  many  or  by  few; 

Good  Lordy  deliver  us , 

From  ignorance  concerning  the  spread  of  thy 
Kingdom,  from  indifference  to  the  needs  of  those 
who  sit  in  darkness,  from  neglect  of  the  power 
of  prayer  and  from  relu&ance  to  give  as  thou 
hast  prospered  us ; 

Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

We  sinners  do  beseech  thee  to  hear  us,  O 
Lord  God,  and  that  it  may  please  thee  to  rule 
and  govern  thy  holy  Church  universal  in  the 
right  way ; 

W e  beseech  thee  to  hear  usy  good  Lord, 

By  thy  great  pity  for  the  souls  of  men,  by 
thy  compassion  on  the  multitude  fainting  and 
scattered  abroad ; 

IV e  beseech  thee  to  hear  usy  good  Lord, 

By  thy  revelation  of  thyself  to  chosen  wit¬ 
nesses,  by  thy  commandment  to  baptize  the 
nations,  by  thy  sure  promise,  “Lo,  I  am  with 
you  always/* 

W e  beseech  thee  to  hear  usy  good  Lord, 

By  thy  perpetual  intercession  at  the  right 
hand  of  the  Father,  by  thy  second  coming 
and  the  gathering  of  all  nations  before  thy 
throne ; 

W e  beseech  thee  to  hear  usy  good  Lord, 

[F<?r  those  who  minister ] 

That  it  may  please  thee  to  illuminate  all 
Bishops,  Priests  and  Deacons,  with  true  knowl- 


edge  and  understanding  of  thy  Word;  and  that 
both  by  their  preaching  and  living  they  may  set 
it  forth  and  show  it  accordingly  ; 

W e  beseech  thee  to  hear  us,  good  Lord . 

That  it  may  please  thee  to  send  forth  men 
full  of  faith  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost  as  laborers 
into  thy  harvest; 

We  beseech  thee  to  hear  us,  good  Lord . 

That  it  may  please  thee  to  fit  and  prepare 
all  missionaries  for  their  ministry,  bestowing 
upon  them  thy  manifold  gifts  of  grace  and 
making  them  true  workers  of  righteousness 
and  helpers  of  mankind; 

We  beseech  thee  to  hear  us,  good  Lord. 

That  it  may  please  thee  to  prosper  all  schools 
and  colleges, all  hospitals  and  dispensaries,  and  to 
bless  all  those  who  through  the  ministry  ot  mercy 
preach  thy  gospel  among  the  sick  and  suffering; 

We  beseech  thee  to  hear  us,  good  Lord. 

[For  the  heathen ] 

That  it  may  please  thee  to  send  out  thy 
light  and  thy  truth  into  the  dark  places  of  the 
earth,  and  by  the  breath  of  thy  lips  to  destroy 
the  habitations  of  cruelty ; 

We  beseech  thee  to  hear  us,  good  Lord. 

That  it  may  please  thee  to  have  mercy  upon 
the  heathen  everywhere  throughout  the  world, 
to  give  them  the  knowledge  of  salvation  for 
the  remission  of  their  sins,  to  turn  them  from 
the  power  of  Satan,  and  to  guide  their  feet  into 
the  way  of  peace ; 

We  beseech  thee  to  hear  us,  good  Lord. 


That  it  may  please  thee  to  encourage  and 
sustain  the  converts  to  the  faith  in  heathen 
lands,  making  them  strong  to  endure  enmity 
and  patient  under  reproach ; 

We  beseech  thee  to  hear  us ,  good  Lord . 

Tf  One  er  more  of  the  five  following  special  petitions  may 
he  used ,  or  all  may  be  omitted . 

That  it  may  please  thee  to  shed  the  light  of 
thy  truth  upon  India  and  China,  and  to  raise 
up  hosts  of  loving  disciples  from  among  these 
ancient  nations. 

W e  beseech  thee  to  hear  us ,  good  Lord . 

That  it  may  please  thee  to  guide  and  guard 
the  people  of  Japan,  and  make  them  to  learn 
through  the  gospel  what  are  the  real  treasures 
of  wisdom  and  knowledge ; 

W e  beseech  thee  to  hear  us ,  good  Lord . 

That  it  may  please  thee  to  rule  by  the  power 
of  thy  spirit  the  hearts  of  the  black  race,  both 
here  and  abroad,  so  that  Ethiopia  may  stretch 
out  her  hands  unto  God; 

W e  beseech  thee  to  hear  us>  good  Lord . 

That  it  may  please  thee  to  make  thyself 
known  to  the  Indian  tribes  scattered  abroad  in 
this  our  land,  as  indeed  the  Great  Father  for 
whom  their  souls  have  longed ; 

We  beseech  thee  to  hear  us ,  good  Lord . 

That  it  may  please  thee,  whose  way  is  in  the 
sea  and  whose  paths  are  in  the  great  waters,  to 
take  for  thy  possession  the  islands  of  the  sea, 
and  to  establish  in  them  the  rule  of  thy  Christ; 

W e  beseech  thee  to  hear  us ,  good  Lord . 


[j For  non-Christian  people ] 

That  it  may  please  thee  to  bring  into  the 
way  of  truth  all  such  as  have  erred  and  are 
deceived  ; 

We  beseech  thee  to  hear  us ,  good  Lord . 

That  it  may  please  thee  to  bring  thine 
ancient  people  Israel  to  a  knowledge  of  thy  Son 
Jesus  Christ,  as  their  Saviour  and  their  King; 

We  beseech  thee  to  hear  us,  good  Lord . 

That  it  may  please  thee  to  touch  the  hearts 
of  those  who  in  Christian  lands,  though  hearing 
the  call  of  their  Saviour  answer  Him  not,  and 
having  known  the  gospel  of  salvation  yet 
care  for  none  of  these  things  ; 

We  beseech  thee  to  hear  us,  good  Lord . 

[For  the  Church ] 

That  it  may  please  thee  to  give  to  all  thy 
people  increase  of  grace  to  hear  meekly  thy 
Word,  and  to  receive  it  with  pure  affe&ion,  and 
to  bring  forth  the  fruits  of  the  Spirit ; 

W e  beseech  thee  to  hear  us,  good  Lord . 

That  it  may  please  thee  so  to  dispose  our 
hearts  that  we  may  offer  ourselves  a  living 
sacrifice  unto  thee,  to  go  where  thou  dost 
send,  and  to  do  whatsoever  thou  wouldest 
have  us  do ; 

We  beseech  thee  to  hear  us,  good  Lord. 

That  it  may  please  thee  so  to  move  all  clergy 
who  are  called  to  labor  for  thee  at  home  that 
they  may  be  instant  in  prayer  and  effort  for 
the  furtherance  of  thy  world-wide  Kingdom; 

We  beseech  thee  to  hear  us,  good  Lord. 


That  it  may  please  thee  to  pour  upon  all  thy 
people  the  spirit  of  prayer  and  supplication, 
and  incline  them  to  a  fuller  consecration  of 
themselves  and  their  substance  to  thy  service ; 

We  beseech  thee  to  hear  us ,  good  Lord . 

That  it  may  please  thee  to  hasten  the  day 
when,  thy  will  being  done  upon  earth,  thy 
Kingdom  shall  indeed  come  through  the  power 
of  thy  Christ; 

W e  beseech  thee  to  hear  usy  good  Lord . 

Son  of  God,  we  beseech  thee  to  hear  us. 

Son  of  Gody  we  beseech  thee  to  hear  us . 

O  Lamb  of  God,  who  takest  away  the  sins 
of  the  world ; 

Grant  us  thy  peace. 

O  Lamb  of  God,  who  takest  away  the  sins 
of  the  world ; 

Have  mercy  upon  us. 

O  Saviour  of  the  world,  who  by  thy  cross 
and  precious  blood  hast  redeemed  us; 

Save  us  and  help  us ,  we  humbly  beseech  theey 
O  Lord. 

\The  Lord's  Prayer~\ 

OUR  Father,  who  art  in  heaven,  Hal¬ 
lowed  be  thy  Name.  Thy  kingdom 
come.  Thy  will  be  done  on  earth,  As 
it  is  in  heaven.  Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread. 
And  forgive  us  our  trespasses,  As  we  forgive 
those  who  trespass  against  us.  And  lead  us  not 
into  temptation  ;  But  deliver  us  from  evil:  For 
thine  is  the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the 
glory,  for  ever  and  ever.  Amen. 


If  The  following  may  be  used  in  conclusion: 

Vers.  O  God,  we  have  heard  with  our  ears, 
and  our  fathers  have  declared  unto  us, 
the  noble  works  that  thou  didst  in  their 
days,  and  in  the  old  time  before  them. 

Res .  O  Lord ,  arise,  help  us,  and  deliver  us  for 
thine  honour . 

Vers .  Set  up  thyself,  O  God,  above  the  heavens; 

Res .  And  thy  glory  above  all  the  earth . 

Vers .  Give  unto  thy  Son  the  heathen  for  his 
inheritance ; 

Res.  And  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  earth  for 
his  possession . 

Vers.  God  be  merciful  unto  us  and  bless  us; 

Res.  That  thy  way  may  be  known  upon  earth , 
thy  saving  health  among  all  nations. 

Vers.  The  Lord’s  name  be  praised; 

Res.  From  the  rising  up  of  the  sun  to  the  going 
down  of  the  same. 

Vers.  Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son, 
and  to  the  Holy  Ghost; 

Res.  As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and 
ever  shall  be :  world  without  end.  Amen. 

T[  Here  other  prayers  may  be  used  at  the  discretion  of  the 

minister. 

Thanksgiving ] 

ALMIGHTY  GOD,  whose  compassions 
fail  not,  and  whose  loving  kindness 
l.  reacheth  unto  the  world’s  end;  We 
give  thee  humble  thanks  for  all  the  great 
things  thou  hast  done  and  art  doing  for  the 
children  of  men,  for  the  opening  of  heathen 


lands  to  the  light  of  thy  truth,  for  making 
paths  in  the  deep  waters  and  highways  in  the 
desert,  for  knitting  nation  to  nation  in  the 
bonds  of  fellowship,  and  for  the  planting  of  thy 
Church  in  all  the  earth.  O  merciful  Father, 
in  whom  the  whole  family  is  named,  fill  full 
our  hearts  with  grateful  love  for  this  thy  good¬ 
ness,  granting  us  grace  henceforth  to  serve  thee 
better  and  more  perfe&ly  to  know  thee;  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.  Amen . 

[A  Prayer  of  St.  Chrysostom ] 

Almighty  god,  who  hast  given  us 

grace  at  this  time  with  one  accord  to 
„  make  our  common  supplications  unto 
thee ;  and  dost  promise  that  when  two  or  three 
are  gathered  together  in  thy  Name  thou  wilt 
grant  their  requests ;  Fulfil  now,  O  Lord,  the 
desires  and  petitions  of  thy  servants  as  may  be 
most  expedient  for  them,  granting  us  in  this 
world  knowledge  of  thy  truth,  and  in  the  world 
to  come  life  everlasting.  Amen . 

THE  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
and  the  love  of  God,  and  the  fellow¬ 
ship  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  with  us 
all  evermore.  Amen . 


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